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Special guest, Tia Johnson, Morning Anchor for 12News Daybreak hosted Storytime at the Vidor Public Library on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tia read “How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?” By Jane Yolen and “The Hugasaurus” by Rachel Bright to the audience.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
VIDOR POLICE ARREST REPORT
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In recent weeks the Vidor Police Department responded to many calls. What follows are but a few of the incidents that required police action. Readers should remember that a person who was arrested has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Grapefruit trees at Lone Star Citrus Growers groves in Mission on Dec. 16. A pair of natural disasters — including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 — and a lack of water has put the million- dollar citrus industry and regional leaders on edge. Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune
Texas’ citrus industry — once an agricultural powerhouse — is on the brink of disaster
Berenice Garcia,
MISSION — In January, Elle Holbrook will be crowned Queen Citrianna, the face of the Rio Grande Valley’s citrus industry for the next year.Her title and the competition created to earn it are part of the Texas Citrus Fiesta, a decades-old celebration of the industry rooted in the Valley.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens
Ask Rusty – Can my Wife Claim Her SS Now and Get Half my SS
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Dear Rusty: My wife will reach her full Social Security benefit at 66.5 years of age which is just under 2 years away for her now. If she were to begin to get her monthly check now (i.e.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Honoring the first female engineer in Texas
Jeff Barker
BASTROP — The first woman engineer in Texas is set to be honored with a new historical marker in Bastrop County.In 1938, Leah Moncure made history by becoming the first woman in Texas to earn a professional engineering license.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Supreme Court of Texas Dismisses Texas State Bar attempt to Discipline Leadership at the Office of the Attorney General
Austin
– The Supreme Court of Texas has dismissed the State Bar of Texas’s unlawful efforts to discipline First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster, ending four years of lawfare. Attorney General Ken Paxton faces similar baseless allegations from the State Bar in a separate case.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Toyota ShareLunker Program Commences its 39th Season Jan. 1
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ATHENS – New Year’s Day represents new beginnings, and for the Toyota ShareLunker Program, it’s the launch of the program’s 39th season.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Find Prosperity in 2025 with Black-Eyed Peas
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Step into Southern tradition as the calendar flips. Black-eyed peas are considered a good luck charm for the new year, and you can join in on the prosperity with this one-pan version that adds bacon and rice for extra charm.Visit Culinary.net to find more family recipe inspiration throughout 2025.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Often, we have mild winters in SETX, so when the weather provides warm days make time available to go outside to begin working in the garden, preparing for spring (courtesy: sewrightseeds. com).
January Check List: Spring is Approaching…‘Sort of’
John Green,
The New Year has arrived and provides each of us new ‘gardening’ opportunities. Many of us make new year’s resolutions to better ourselves, i.e. be a nicer person, lose weight, exercise more…most often meeting tragic ends early on!
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
ESD #1 increases training and personnel in spite of budget constraints
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As we begin the new year, ESD#1 Fire Chief Robert L. Smith noted progress made during 2024 in spite of budget constraints and said he looks forward to meeting the needs of citizens in 2025.As we close out 2024, we look forward to 2025, and what it will bring.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024